After Ek Hasina Thi last year, I took a break because I had done three films before that (Bhoot, Pinjar and Tehzeeb) and it had been very taxing.
But yes, the break lasted too long.
I was listening to scripts but nothing exciting came my way. I did not want to work to prove a point by appearing busy.
Moreover, I have few friends in the film industry. Abhishek Bachchan calls me a social recluse and I told him he is wrong, but not completely wrong either. It is difficult to keep friends in the industry because one is always under the media glare. Right from the days of Narsimha, I have maintained my stand that I will only let my work speak and nothing else.